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This National Guard position is for a HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (MILITARY), Position Description Number D1619000and is part of 155 FSS, Nebraska Air National Guard.
The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community!
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY TO JOIN THE NEBRASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD PLEASE CONTACT THE LOCAL RECRUITING OFFICE AT 402-309-1172.
OPEN AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: AREA 1 only
DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION:
AREA 1 - Current permanent and indefinite bargaining unit Technicians of the Nebraska Army or Air National Guard
AREA 2 - All Drill Status/M-Day members and temporary Technicians of the Nebraska Army or Air National Guard
AREA 3 - Current military service members who are willing to become a member of the Nebraska Army or Air National Guard
AREA 4 - All qualified candidates eligible and willing to become a member of the Nebraska Army or Air National Guard. Selected individual must become a member of the respective National Guard prior to the date of hire.
12/01/2017 to 12/15/2017
$72,168 - $93,821 per year
GS 12
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
12
Yes
NE-10083145-AF-18-011
485675600
As a HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (MILITARY), GS-0201-12, duties include:
Serves as a staff advisor responsible for providing military human resources assistance, guidance, and direction (personally and through subordinate staff) to military units. Work includes administration and oversight of annual budgets, management of operations and maintenance funds, recruiting and retention, formal schools, and specialty orders accounts pertaining to the Military Personnel Flight.
Provides supervision, guidance, and team leadership to dual and non-dual status, Active Guard Reserve (AGR), and traditional, drill status members. Ensures Military Personnel Flight (MPF) personnel are trained, and resources are available to accomplish the state and federal military mission. Performs long-range strategic planning and organizational development necessary to accomplish military human resources and training programs essential to State Air National Guard daily operations and readiness missions.
Directs, manages, plans, organizes, and controls military personnel, recruiting, retention and education and training activities for all military organizations supported by the MPF. A primary objective of the organization is to maintain a high state of military readiness through ensuring a sufficient number of trained military personnel are available to perform wartime and peacetime tasking. Ensures identification and solution of human resources related problems, that could inhibit or prevent the desired high state of readiness and mission accomplishment, are identified and resolved.
Communicates military human resources policies and procedures through meetings, written documentation, oral presentations, and state of the art communications and media. Publishes base-level operating instructions, supplements, and procedures to ensure attainment of all related objectives. Provides inputs to base support agreements, wing instructions, and mobilization/deployment plans. Communicates and coordinates directly with personnel at all levels of ANG organizations and activities. Coordinates all human resources activities and serves as a primary staff advisor to the wing commander. Coordinates with numerous outside agencies including, but not limited to: state Human Resources Office, state headquarters staff (Chief of Staff and MILPO), NGB, MAJCOMS,
CINCS, Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC), Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC), Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), OPM, and others impacting the programs managed by the MPF.
Directs the military recruiting activity. Manages accession programs with the objective of filling all authorized positions with qualified personnel. Responsible for local force management initiatives such as identifying projected vacancies for fill action in order to avoid periods of limited personnel readiness. Monitors the recruiting budget to ensure proper utilization of recruiting and advertising funds. Ensures a recruiting plan is prepared in concert with state, wing, and organizational strength objectives including diversity and minority goals. . Administers the personnel strength of the wing and provides the senior leadership with current manpower authorizations, statistics and analysis on a regular basis.
Directs the retention programs. Responsible for retention efforts to include counseling and administration of incentive programs, the Montgomery GI Bill and related retention initiatives. Directs analysis of unit retention needs. Focuses retention efforts on the unique needs of the organization and objectives established at national, state, and local levels.
Directs military education and training activities and administers the following programs: job qualification training (JQT), formal school training, professional military education (PME), ancillary training, and the USAF Extension Course Institute (ECI) training. Ensures data system support for such training is properly functioning. Ensures proper AFSC classification of all military personnel and final approval for classification actions at base level are accurate. Ensures the integrity of all testing programs conducted at base level.
Directs customer service activities. Directs and monitors military human resources services in the personal affairs functions including military recognition programs, health, dental, and family insurance programs.
--Directs force management initiatives, to include assignment/reassignment, training/retraining, administration of enlistment processing and promotion programs, as well as reenlistment/extension, separation and retirement processing. Ensures the military appraisal system for airmen and officers is conducted in a timely manner and in accordance with directives.
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS:
Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Nebraska Air National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
Military Grades: Maximum: O5; Minimum: O5; Military Grade inversion within the full time work forces is not permitted. The military grade of the full time supervisor must equal or exceed the military grade of the personnel supervised.
Compatible Military Assignments: 38FX
Individual does not have to be currently assigned to one of these career fields ot be considered for this position; however compatibility requirements must be met prior to appointment to the position. Selectee has 12 months to become qualified in a compatible military assignment.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. Your answers to the assessment questionnaire will be verified against information provided in your resume and other supporting documentation. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific, we will not make assumptions regarding your experience. If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experiences, your rating will be adjusted or you may be excluded from consideration for this position.
Your qualifications will be evaluated against general and specialized experience under the "Qualifications" section and against the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
Administration and Management, Organizational Awareness, and Personnel and Human Resources
To preview the assessment questionnaire, please use the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10083145
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (format should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed.
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2. Other supporting documents (optional)
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
Qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official in the following order:
1. Fully qualified Area 1 applicants
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/485675600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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